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Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

The financial statements included herein are comprised of the consolidated results of ADT Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for which all intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The Company used the equity method of accounting to account for an investment in which it had the ability to exercise significant influence but did not control. This investment was disposed of during 2023.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, amounts previously disclosed under the caption merger, restructuring, integration, and other are presented within selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as they are no longer material for the periods presented.

Significant Accounting Policies

Information on select accounting policies and methods not discussed below are included in the respective footnotes that follow.

Consolidation

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the Company to select accounting policies and make estimates that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The Company’s estimates are based on the relevant information available at the end of each period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or market conditions.

Segment Information

The Company evaluates and reports information based on the manner in which the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) evaluates performance and allocates resources. The CODM manages the business on a consolidated basis, and as such, the Company reports results in a single operating and reportable segment.

Discontinued Operations

The Company’s exit in 2024 from the residential solar business (the “Solar Business”) (the “ADT Solar Exit”) and the sale in 2023 of its commercial business (the “Commercial Business”) (the “Commercial Divestiture”) represented strategic shifts that had major effects on the Company’s operations and financial results. As applicable, the results of operations and financial position of these businesses are classified as discontinued operations in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, respectively. The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) present both continuing and discontinued operations, as applicable.

Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”)

Recently Adopted

Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures - ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, focuses on improvements to income tax disclosures, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. In addition, the update includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures.

The Company adopted this guidance prospectively, effective January 1, 2025. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 9 “Income Taxes” for expanded disclosures related to effective tax rate and income taxes paid.

Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) - ASU 2025-09, Hedge Accounting Improvements: Derivatives and Hedging, which provides targeted updates intended to simplify and improve the application of the hedge accounting.

This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted this guidance upon issuance in the fourth quarter of 2025. The adoption did not currently impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements or related disclosures. Refer to Note 7 “Debt” and Note 8 “Derivative Financial Instruments.”

Recently Issued

Interim Reporting - ASU 2025-11, Narrow-Scope Improvements (Topic 270): Interim Reporting is intended to improve navigability of the required interim disclosures and clarify when the guidance is applicable. The amendments also include additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods. The amendment adds to Topic 270 a principle that requires entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity.

This guidance is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software - ASU 2025-06, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, removes all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages, requiring an entity to start capitalizing software costs when management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended, as well as other evaluation and disclosure updates.

This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period.

The amendments in this ASU permit an entity to apply the new guidance using a prospective transition approach, a modified transition approach that is based on the status of the project and whether software costs were capitalized before the date of adoption, and a retrospective transition approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets - ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, provides entities a practical expedient when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets, permitting the use of current conditions as of the balance sheet date when developing related forecasts and assumptions.

This guidance will be adopted effective January 1, 2026, and will be applied prospectively. The adoption of the new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses - ASU 2024-03, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requires additional disclosure in the footnotes at each interim and annual reporting period about specific types of expenses included in the expense captions presented on the face of the statement of operations as well as additional disclosures that also include information related to selling expenses.

The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The requirements will be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

Disclosure Improvements - ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative, represents changes to clarify or improve disclosure and presentation requirements of a variety of topics.

The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is monitoring the potential impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are restricted for a specific purpose and cannot be included in the general cash and cash equivalents account.

Inventories, net

Inventories, net includes finished goods and work-in-progress.

Finished goods are primarily comprised of components and parts for the Company’s security systems. The Company records inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Finished goods are presented net of an obsolescence reserve.

Work-in-Progress

Work-in-progress is primarily comprised of certain costs incurred for installations of security system equipment sold outright to customers that have not been completed as of the balance sheet date. Work-in-progress is not material.

Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment, net, is recorded at historical cost less accumulated depreciation, which is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Depreciation expense is reflected in depreciation and intangible asset amortization. Repairs and maintenance expenditures are expensed when incurred.

Useful Lives:


Buildings and related improvements			Up to 40 years
Leasehold improvements			Lesser of remaining term of the lease or economic useful life
Capitalized software			3 to 10 years
Machinery, equipment, and other			Up to 10 years

Subscriber System Assets, net and Deferred Subscriber Acquisition Costs, net

Subscriber system assets represent capitalized equipment and installation costs incurred in connection with transactions in which the Company retains ownership of the security system, which the Company may retrieve upon termination of the contract with the customer. Subscriber system assets are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:


	December 31,
(in thousands)	2025		2024
Gross carrying amount	$	7,145,662	$	6,878,490
Accumulated depreciation	(4,354,783)		(3,897,329)
Subscriber system assets, net	$	2,790,879	$	2,981,161

Deferred subscriber acquisition costs represent selling expenses (primarily commissions) that are incremental to acquiring customers.

The Company records subscriber system assets and deferred subscriber acquisition costs in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as these assets represent probable future economic benefits for the Company through the generation of future monitoring and related services revenue.

Subscriber system assets and any related deferred subscriber acquisition costs are accounted for on a pooled basis based on the month and year of customer acquisition and the Company depreciates and amortizes these pooled costs using an accelerated method over the estimated life of the customer relationship, which is 15 years. In order to align the depreciation and amortization of these pooled costs to the pattern in which their economic benefits are consumed, the accelerated method utilizes an average declining balance rate of approximately 250% and converts to straight-line methodology when the resulting charge is greater than that from the accelerated method, resulting in an average charge of approximately 55% of the pool within the first five years, 25% within the second five years, and 20% within the final five years.

Depreciation of subscriber system assets and amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition costs are reflected in depreciation and intangible asset amortization and SG&A, respectively, as follows:


	Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2023
Depreciation of subscriber system assets	$	549,957	$	557,226	$	545,041
Amortization of deferred subscriber acquisition costs	$	252,553	$	224,647	$	188,222

Long-Lived Assets (excluding Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets)

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be fully recoverable. The Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. Recoverability is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to its expected future undiscounted cash flows. If the expected future undiscounted cash flows of the asset group are less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value less costs to sell. The calculation of the fair value less costs to sell of an asset group is based on assumptions concerning the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows and assumed discount rates, reflecting varying degrees of perceived risk.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are recognized in SG&A expenses when incurred and were $98 million, $105 million, and $131 million during 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Included in advertising costs are certain joint marketing costs and reimbursements associated with the Google Success Funds

Concentration of Credit Risks

The majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are held at major financial institutions. There is a concentration of credit risk related to certain account balances in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit of $250,000 per account. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions and believes there is no exposure to any significant credit risk for its cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents. Concentration of credit risk associated with the majority of the Company’s receivables from customers is limited due to the significant size of the customer base.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, accounts receivable, retail installment contract receivables (“RICs”), accounts payable, debt, and derivatives. Due to their short-term and/or liquid nature, the fair values of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their respective carrying amounts.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents - Included in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, as applicable from time to time, are investments in money market mutual funds. These investments are generally classified as Level 1 fair value measurements, which represent unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Investments in money market mutual funds were $1 million and $90 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Retail Installment Contract Receivables, net - The fair values of the Company’s RICs are determined using a discounted cash flow model and are classified as Level 3 fair value measurements.

Long-Term Debt Instruments

Long-Term Debt Instruments - The fair values of the Company’s long-term debt instruments are determined using broker-quoted market prices, which represent quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities as well as other observable market data, and are classified as Level 2 fair value measurements. The carrying amounts of debt outstanding, if any, under the Company’s first lien revolving credit facility (the “First Lien Revolving Credit Facility”) and the 2020 Receivables Facility approximate their fair values, as interest rates on these borrowings approximate current market rates.

Loss on extinguishment of debt includes the payment of call and redemption premiums, the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts, and certain other expenses associated with extinguishment of debt.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments - Derivative financial instruments are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as either assets or liabilities at fair value that are primarily calculated using discounted cash flow models utilizing observable inputs, such as quoted forward interest rates, and incorporate credit risk adjustments to reflect the risk of default by the counterparty or the Company. The resulting fair values are classified as Level 2 fair value measurements.

Refer to Note 8 “Derivative Financial Instruments” for the fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments.

The Company's derivative financial instruments primarily consist of interest rate swap contracts, which were entered into with the objective of managing exposure to variability in interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt. SOFR is the applicable benchmark for all of the Company’s interest rate swap contracts. All interest rate swap contracts are reported at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges were highly effective at inception and are expected to continue to be highly effective.

For interest rate swap contracts that are:

•Not designated as cash flow hedges: Unrealized gains and losses are recognized in interest expense, net, and other income (expense) depending on the nature of the underlying.

•Designated as cash flow hedges: Unrealized gains and losses are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and are reclassified into interest expense, net, in the same period in which the related interest on debt affects earnings.

For interest rate swap contracts that have been de-designated as cash flow hedges and for which forecasted cash flows are:

•Probable or reasonably possible of occurring: Unrealized gains and losses previously recognized as a component of AOCI are reclassified into interest expense, net, in the same period in which the related interest on variable-rate debt affects earnings through the original maturity date of the related interest rate swap contracts.

•Probable of not occurring: Unrealized gains and losses previously recognized as a component of AOCI are immediately reclassified into interest expense, net.

Cash flows associated with the Company’s derivatives are reflected as follows:

•Operating activities: Includes cash flows associated with the Company’s interest rate swap contracts that are designated as cash flow hedges.

•Investing activities: Includes cash flows associated with the Company’s interest rate swap contracts that were entered into with the intention of offsetting the economic overhedged position of a portion of the Company’s existing interest rate swaps.

•Financing activities: Includes cash flows associated with the Company’s interest rate swap contracts that included an other-than-insignificant financing element at inception.

Revenue

The Company generates revenue from contractual monthly recurring fees received for monitoring and related services, as well as the sale and installation of security systems. The Company’s revenue-generating contracts are entered into primarily through its main operating entity and wholly-owned subsidiary, ADT LLC.

Revenue is recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations net of sales and other taxes. Amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes are reported as a liability net of the related amounts remitted. When customers terminate a monitoring contract early, contract termination charges are assessed in accordance with the contract terms and are recognized in monitoring and related services revenue when collectability is probable.

The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price, which is determined using observable internal and external pricing, profitability, and operational metrics. The Company’s performance obligations generally include monitoring, related services (such as maintenance agreements), as well as the sale and installation of a security system in outright sales transactions or a material right in transactions in which the Company retains ownership of the security system.

Customer-Owned Transactions - In transactions involving security systems sold outright to the customer (referred to as outright sales), the Company’s performance obligations generally include the sale and installation of the security system, which is primarily recognized at a point in time based upon the nature of the transaction and contractual terms, and any monitoring and related services, which are recognized when these services are provided to the customer.

Company-Owned Transactions - In transactions in which the Company provides monitoring and related services but retains ownership of the security system, the Company’s performance obligations primarily include (i) monitoring and related services, which are recognized when these services are provided to the customer, and (ii) a material right associated with the one-time non-refundable fees in connection with the initiation of a monitoring contract which the customer will not be required to pay again upon a renewal of the contract (referred to as deferred subscriber acquisition revenue).

Deferred subscriber acquisition revenue is amortized on a pooled basis over the estimated life of the customer relationship using an accelerated method consistent with the treatment of subscriber system assets and deferred subscriber acquisition costs.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue represents customer billings for services not yet rendered and is primarily related to recurring monitoring and related services. In addition, payments received for the sale and installation of a system after the agreement is signed but before performance obligations are satisfied are recorded as deferred revenue.

These amounts are recorded as current deferred revenue, as the Company expects to satisfy any remaining performance obligations, as well as recognize the related revenue, within the next twelve months when performance obligations are satisfied.

Account Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent unconditional rights to consideration from customers in the ordinary course of business and are generally due in one year or less. The Company’s accounts receivable are recorded at amortized cost less an allowance for credit losses not expected to be recovered. The allowance for credit losses is recognized at inception and reassessed each reporting period.

The Company evaluates its allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable in pools based on customer type. The allowance for credit losses primarily relates to residential customers. For each customer pool, the allowance for credit losses is estimated based on the delinquency status of the underlying receivables and the related historical loss experience, as adjusted for current and expected future conditions, if applicable.

Retail Installment Contract Receivables, Net

The Company’s RICs allow qualifying residential customers to pay the fees due at installation over a 12-, 24-, 36-, or 60-month interest-free period. The financing component is not significant.

The Company’s RICs are recorded at amortized cost less an allowance for credit losses not expected to be recovered. The allowance for credit losses is recognized at inception and reassessed each reporting period. The allowance for credit losses relates to RICs from outright sales transactions.

Contract Assets

Contract assets represent the Company’s right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to the customer. The contract asset is reclassified to accounts receivable as additional services are performed and billed, which is when the Company’s right to the consideration becomes unconditional. This balance is primarily comprised of satisfied performance obligations related to the sale and installation of a system under an outright sale transaction.

The Company has the right to bill customers as services are provided over time, which generally occurs over the course of a 12-, 24-, 36-, or 60-month period as additional services are performed and billed. There is no significant financing component.

The Company records an allowance for credit losses against its contract assets for amounts not expected to be recovered. The allowance is recognized at inception and is reassessed each reporting period. The allowance for credit losses on contract assets was not material for the periods presented.

Contracts and Related Customer Relationships

Contracts and related customer relationships comprise contracts with customers purchased under the ADT Authorized Dealer Program (as defined below) or from other third parties as well as customer relationships that originated from business acquisitions.

Additionally, the Company maintains a network of agreements with third-party independent dealers who sell alarm equipment and ADT Authorized Dealer-branded monitoring and interactive services to residential end users (the “ADT Authorized Dealer Program”). The dealers in this program generate new end-user contracts with customers which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase from the dealer. Purchases of contracts with customers under the ADT Authorized Dealer Program, or from other third parties, are considered asset acquisitions and are recognized based on the cost to acquire the assets, which may include cash consideration, non-cash consideration, contingent consideration, and directly-attributable transaction costs. The Company may charge back the purchase price of any end-user contract if the contract is canceled during the charge-back period, which is generally thirteen months from the date of purchase. The Company records the amount of the charge back as a reduction to the purchase price.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Impairment

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized and are tested for impairment at least annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter of each year and more often if an event occurs or circumstances change which indicate it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The Company may perform the impairment test for its reporting unit or indefinite-lived intangible asset through a qualitative assessment or elect to proceed directly to a quantitative impairment test, however, the Company may resume a qualitative assessment in any subsequent period if facts and circumstances permit.

Goodwill

Under a qualitative approach, the Company assesses whether it is more-likely-than-not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the Company elects to bypass the qualitative assessment for any reporting unit, or if a qualitative assessment indicates it is more-likely-than-not that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company proceeds to a quantitative approach.

Under a quantitative approach, the Company estimates the fair value of a reporting unit and compares it to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The Company estimates the fair values of its reporting units using the income approach, which discounts projected cash flows using market participant assumptions. The income approach includes significant assumptions including, but not limited to, forecasted revenue, operating profit margins, Adjusted EBITDA margins, operating expenses, cash flows, perpetual growth rates, and discount rates. The estimated fair value of a reporting unit calculated using the income approach is sensitive to changes in the underlying assumptions. In developing these assumptions, the Company relies on various factors including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, and other market data. Examples of events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the underlying judgments and factors and ultimately impact the estimated fair value determinations may include such items as a prolonged downturn in the business environment, changes in economic conditions that significantly differ from the Company’s assumptions in timing or degree,

volatility in equity and debt markets resulting in higher discount rates, and unexpected regulatory changes. As a result, there are inherent uncertainties related to these judgments and factors that may ultimately impact the estimated fair value determinations.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets and Definite-Lived Intangible Asset Impairment

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Under a qualitative approach, the impairment test for an indefinite-lived intangible asset consists of an assessment of whether it is more-likely-than-not that an asset’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the Company elects to bypass the qualitative assessment for any indefinite-lived intangible asset, or if a qualitative assessment indicates it is more-likely-than-not that the estimated carrying amount of such asset exceeds its fair value, the Company proceeds to a quantitative approach.

Under a quantitative approach, the Company estimates the fair value of an asset and compares it to its carrying amount. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The estimated fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is determined using a valuation approach that is based on the nature of the underlying asset.

The Company’s only indefinite-lived intangible asset is the ADT trade name. The fair value of the ADT trade name is determined under a relief from royalty method, which is an income approach that estimates the cost savings that accrue to the Company that it would otherwise have to pay in the form of royalties or license fees on revenue earned through the use of the asset. The utilization of the relief from royalty method requires the Company to make significant assumptions including revenue growth rates, the implied royalty rate, and the discount rate.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the recognition of revenue and expenses for income tax and financial reporting purposes and between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The Company records the effect of a tax rate or law change on the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities in the period of enactment.

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets relates to the uncertainty of the utilization of certain U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets. In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover its deferred tax assets, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, which includes its past operating results, the existence of cumulative losses in the most recent years, and its forecast of future taxable income. In estimating future taxable income, the Company develops assumptions related to the amount of future pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates the Company is using to manage its underlying businesses. The Company believes that it is more-likely-than-not that it will generate sufficient future taxable income to realize its deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

The Company recognizes positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return in the consolidated financial statements when it is more-likely-than-not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit with greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company records liabilities for positions that have been taken but do not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold. The Company adjusts the liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits in light of changing facts and circumstances; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a change to the estimated liabilities. The Company includes interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense and as a component of the recorded balance of unrecognized tax benefits, which is reflected in other liabilities, or net of related tax loss carryforwards in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits were not material to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the periods presented.

Dividends

Stockholders are entitled to receive dividends when, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of funds legally available for that purpose.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

The Company applies the two-class method for computing and presenting earnings per share for each class of common stock, which allocates current period income (losses) to each class of common stock and participating securities based on dividends declared and participation rights in the remaining undistributed earnings or losses.

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the income (losses) allocated to each class of common stock by the related weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all securities representing potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the period for each class of common stock and excludes potentially dilutive securities whose effect would have been anti-dilutive.

Company as Lessee

As part of normal operations, the Company leases real estate, vehicles, and equipment from various counterparties with lease terms and maturities through 2034, primarily through its main operating entity and wholly-owned subsidiary, ADT LLC. For these transactions, the Company applies the practical expedient to not separate the lease and non-lease components and accounts for the combined component as a lease. Additionally, the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities include leases with initial lease terms of 12 months or less.

The Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities primarily represent lease payments that are fixed at the commencement of a lease and variable lease payments that are dependent on an index or rate. Lease payments are recognized as lease cost on a straight-line basis over the lease term, which is determined as the non-cancelable period, including periods in which termination options are reasonably certain of not being exercised and periods in which renewal options are reasonably certain of being exercised. The discount rate is determined using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate coinciding with the lease term at

the commencement of a lease. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated based on publicly available data for the Company’s debt instruments and other instruments with similar characteristics.

Lease payments that are neither fixed nor dependent on an index or rate and vary because of changes in usage or other factors are included in variable lease costs. Variable lease costs are recorded in the period in which the obligation is incurred and primarily relate to fuel, repair, and maintenance payments as they vary based on the usage of leased vehicles and buildings.

The Company’s leases do not contain material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. The Company’s subleases are not material.

Company as Lessor

The Company is a lessor in certain Company-owned transactions as the Company has identified a lease component associated with the right-of-use of the security system and a non-lease component associated with the monitoring and related services.

For transactions in which (i) the timing and pattern of transfer is the same for the lease and non-lease components, and (ii) the lease component would be classified as an operating lease if accounted for separately, the Company applies the practical expedient to aggregate the lease and non-lease components and accounts for the combined transaction based upon its predominant characteristic, which is the non-lease component. The Company accounts for the combined component as a single performance obligation under the applicable revenue guidance, and recognizes the underlying assets within subscriber system assets, net, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.